There are a few Hulkbuster projects on LEGO Ideas at the minute but this is by far and away the coolest!

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The Hulkbuster Armor is a heavy armor comprised of 351 Lego bricks. Its size is 15 centimeters high and 9 centimeters wide, it has all the joints in order to give the robot a variety of positions composed of joints to the feet, ankles, knees down, high knees, hips, torso, shoulders, upper arms, elbows, fingers and weapons. The armor opens from the top to release the Iron Man minifigure.

In the World War Hulk event, Stark designed a new Hulkbuster armor, in order to battle the Hulk upon his return from space. He does so in World War Hulk #1, and initially was able to hold his own against his foe. The new armor was built as a large exoskeletal shell which fits around his normal armor and is equipped with rocket-boosted gauntlets, capable of punching the Hulk back several miles. It is also equipped with adamantium-tipped injector needles, which Stark used in an attempt to suppress the Hulk’s power with S.P.I.N. Tech nanites, but the nanites failed due to sabotage (see Avengers: The Initiative #4). With the damage done by the Hulk and the entire Stark Tower collapsing on the already damaged armor, it was unable to continue functioning. It briefly re-emerged as a host body for the demon Zom, who attempted to use it to access S.H.I.E.L.D. technology and destroy New York City by shifting it into the Negative Zone; Zom was defeated by the efforts of the self-styled “Renegades” (Amadeus Cho, Hercules, Angel, and Namora), and the armor was used by Amadeus Cho as a temporary support to shore up structural damage caused in the battle.

Further to yesterdays post regarding a new LEGO Marvel Now! variant cover featuring the Merc with a Mouth – Deadpool, we now have three more new LEGO Marvel Now! variant covers! Avengers AI #4 featuring Tony Stark/Iron Man, Avengers #21 featuring Thor and a homage to Thor #272 and Thor: God of Thunder #14 featuring a disgruntled looking Loki!

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is available to pre-order over at Amazon! With a expected release date of 15th November 2013 and priced £34.19 (PS3 & XBOX).

Featuring more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe and the voices of Brian Bloom as Captain America, John Cygan as Iron Man, Rick D. Wasserman as Thor, Khary Payton as- Nick Fury, James Arnold Taylor as Spider-Man, Larry Cedar as Loki, and Lou Ferrigno as The Hulk! The game will pack in a plethora of super-cool character abilities, combat-like action sequences, epic battle scenes, puzzle-solving and a unique story told with playful LEGO humor!

New images after surfaced of some of the characters to feature in the game including Elektra, Storm, Gambit, Dr. Connors and The Punisher!

Our friends over at Idle Hands have alerted us to the news that Marvel Comics are to release 20 variant LEGO covers in September!

“Working with the folks at The LEGO Group to do these homage covers is an absolute blast! As soon as we came up with the concept of doing the covers, I couldn’t wait to get an idea off the ground that really does justice to both the Marvel heroes and the LEGO brand,” said David Gabriel, SVP of Sales, Print & Digital. “This program is the best blend of both worlds and we know it will really excite our fans and hope that Lego fans also find their way into comic shops to pick these up.”

Featuring the work of Leo Castellani, Christopher Jones and Adam DeKracker the variants are to promote the release of the forthcoming LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game which is due this Autumn. The comics to get the LEGO treatment are:

A simple, addictive little game where you have to jump, slide and shoot web slingers to progress through the game! You will also come up against some of Spidey’s fiercest enemies including Doc Ock! Be careful not to fall off the edge or it will be game over!

Hot on the heels of the fantastic Lord of The Rings video game LEGO have issued a press release for their upcoming Marvel Super Hero game:

Marvel Super Heroes are assembling for an action-packed, brick-smashing good time! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Marvel Entertainment announced today that LEGO Marvel™ Super Heroes will be available beginning Fall 2013 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, the Wii U™ system and Windows PC, as well as the Nintendo DS™ handheld system, Nintendo 3DS™ handheld system and PlayStation Vita handheld entertainment system. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the first instalment in the highly successful LEGO video game franchise to feature famous Marvel characters.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes complements the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes construction toy collection, which brings the characters, vehicles and action of Marvel’s renowned universe to the world of LEGO build-and-play adventure. There are currently eight iconic scenes from the X-Men, Iron Man and Spider-Man franchises available and more construction sets tied to the new Iron Man 3 feature film will launch later this spring.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes offers an original storyline in which Nick Fury calls upon Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and other heroes spanning the Marvel Universe to save Earth from such threats as the vengeance of Loki and the hunger of Galactus, Devourer of the Worlds. LEGO® and Marvel fans will enjoy classic LEGO® video game adventure and humor, while playing as their favorite Marvel characters.

“We’re very excited to bring a myriad of classic Marvel characters to life in LEGO form for some fun, family-friendly gameplay in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes,” said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games Publishing. “Players will brave the ultimate mission to save the world as they explore famous landmarks in LEGO New York and take the adventure beyond Earth to iconic locations in the Marvel Universe.”

“Fans of both LEGO and Marvel have wanted this game for years, and we’re addressing that demand with more Marvel Universe characters than ever in a console game,” said TQ Jefferson, Vice President, Games Production, Marvel Entertainment. “If you’re a fan of Spider-Man, the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy or scores of other Marvel characters, this is the game for you.”

In LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, players will unlock more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe, including fan favorites like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus! The game will pack in a plethora of super-cool character abilities, combat-like action sequences, epic battle scenes, puzzle-solving and a unique story told with playful LEGO humor.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is being developed by TT Games and will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.